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Big Law backs #10000BlackInterns initiative 02-03-2021 03-06-2020 Leading legal organisations have rallied behind the national #10000BlackInterns initiative, a programme providing 10,000 paid internships to black graduates in the UK that will launch this summer. To date, 22 law firms have confirmed their participation in the programme. The campaign was founded last summer by Redington co-founder Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Capstone Investment Advisors president Jonathan Sorrell, Barrington-Hibbert Ass...

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...

Avania in Position for Next Stage of Growth Avania, a leading global full-service contract research organization (CRO) focused on medical technology (MedTech) development, today announced that it has successfully refinanced its existing banking facilities with Crescent Capital Group. "This new banking facility allows us to accelerate our next phase of organic and acquisitive growth over the next few years," said Edo van Houten, CFO of Avania. "This transaction is also a reflection of the pr...

With the right WFH set-up, Keith had a zen energy about the mammoth document review ahead In the RollOnFriday Firm of the Year 2021, staff were asked to rate their firms response to the pandemic. Travers Smith emerged as the Jacinda Ardern of firms, topping the table with a score of 97%. DAC Beachroft was just pipped to the post, placing second with a score of 96%. "The IT changes over the past couple of years have transformed the firm," said a senior lawyer at Travers Smith (97%). When the...

They trained for years for this moment. Management teams have not been tested like this since the financial crisis over a decade ago. The moving famine of Covid and associated rules and lockdowns challenged law firm bosses to keep their staff on-side as they chose whether to implement pay freezes, pay cuts and redundancies, all while tackling the logistical joys of mass working from home. Against that infectious background, staff at 21 firms still scored their management over 75% in the RollO...

City firm urges other employers to create domestic abuse policies to support staff during the pandemic.

16 February 2021 7:54 GMT Updated  16 February 2021 7:54 GMT in  London OPINION: Two recent ground-breaking legal judgements in the Netherlands and the UK against Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell have widened the circumstances in which multinational companies can be held responsible for the activities of subsidiaries. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas industrys energy transition from ACCELERATE, the free weekly newsletter from ...

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...

The GMP Equalisation Working Group has published further good practice guidance covering the tax issues relating to the equalisation of GMPs.

Safety first. Staff at US firms Debevoise & Plimpton (93%) and Ropes & Gray (93%) are the most satisfied with their pay in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Firm of the Year 2021 survey has found. "Im 27 years old earning over £200k (including bonus) - what is there NOT to like?" said a junior solicitor at Debs. Thats not to say there are no issues, theyre just from a different world. "One of the partners likes to tell associates that hes underpaid and people like me are overpaid", said ...